Sterrhoptilus

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Sterrhoptilus
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Adult female of Rusty-crowned Babbler
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Zosteropidae
Genus: Sterrhoptilus
Oberholser, 1918
Type species
Mixornis capitalis [1]
Tweeddale, 1877

Sterrhoptilus is a songbird genus recently separated from Stachyris . It used to be placed in the family Timaliidae. With other "Old World babblers" of the genus Yuhina , it was recently determined to be better placed in the family Zosteropidae.

The genus contains the following four species: [2]

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References

  1. "Zosteropidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Sylviid babblers, parrotbills, white-eyes". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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